If you read AY's link to the London Lounge thread, as he notes, that is a decent start.

- B

I tried to read it but there was too much BS in it. "The Drape has no purpose in this world other than to please its owner; it is not utilitarian, not business wear; it need not assert itself through padded shoulders, puffed chest, slashing lapels. It is not anonymous armor but rather open, casual and welcoming. " wtf is that? anyway, the drape apparently sucks.

In a nutshell, drape is a way of cutting that is bigger in the chest around the armhole, usually characterized by vertical fold along the front and back of the armhole. This, combined with soft tailoring, is supposed to be more comfortable. There is debate about how attractive or flattering it is. I am from the clean chest (no drape) school but to satisfy my curiosity as well as a challenge from Sator, I have drafted and am making myself a drape jacket. If you are so inclined you can read about it on my blog, though I will no doubt be posting results of my experiment here.

In a nutshell, drape is a way of cutting that is bigger in the chest around the armhole, usually characterized by vertical fold along the front and back of the armhole. This, combined with soft tailoring, is supposed to be more comfortable. There is debate about how attractive or flattering it is. I am from the clean chest (no drape) school but to satisfy my curiosity as well as a challenge from Sator, I have drafted and am making myself a drape jacket. If you are so inclined you can read about it on my blog, though I will no doubt be posting results of my experiment here.

Your test coat is looking FANTASTIC. If you can get it to fit you like a bit closer to the way it fits the dummy, it is a remarkable first attempt.

Bravo.

Also, just a little possible fact correction in your blog: I don't think Scholte was ever at A&S, it is just that the founders were trained by him and were influenced by his theories.

If it fit me like it fits the dummy, it would not be drape, it would be clean chested. There are no folds on the dummy- those folds are the drape. I agree it looks good on the dummy, but drape is not supposed to look like that. There are photos of it on me (in a fitting stage, however) and it not quite so nice.

If it fit me like it fits the dummy, it would not be drape, it would be clean chested. There are no folds on the dummy- those folds are the drape. I agree it looks good on the dummy, but drape is not supposed to look like that. There are photos of it on me (in a fitting stage, however) and it not quite so nice.

I meant closer to the dummy. Your fitting side shot isn't spectacular, but the back looks quite nice.

And no, you do no look twenty pounds heavier.

What is the sidebody and darting situation with this particular jacket...how are those made up?